The Higher Institution Centers of Excellence (HICoE) program is a program of the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) implemented by the Department of Higher Education (DOHE) to drive research excellence HEI in in the field of nic research. Through this program, DOHE gives a HICoE rating to HEI Centers Of Excellence (COE) that perform well in the field of nic research. The HICoE rating provides incentives in the form of research grants to COEs to strengthen the research capabilities of the nic field to be elevated to a higher level.
HICoE needs to prepare an Action Plan and Roadmap that details the planning of programs and projects that can boost HICoE's excellence. The progress of HICoE performance is monitored by JPT through the Key Performance Index (KPI) set on HICoE in the Action Plan and Roadmap. HICoE is required to submit performance performance reports in accordance with the monitoring period set by the DOHE. The performance determined through the monitoring will be used by DOHE as the basis for the distribution of HICoE research funds.